Berean Standard Bible
1 Samuel 12:19-23
19Theyכָל־ הָעָ֜םkhol- ha.'AmH3605H5971pleadedוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559withאֶל־'el-H413Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050, “Prayהִתְפַּלֵּ֧לhit.pa.LelH6419toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430forבְּעַד־be.'ad-H1157your servantsעֲבָדֶ֛יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650so that we will notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408dieנָמ֑וּתna.MutH4191!Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588we have addedיָסַ֤פְנוּya.Saf.nuH3254toעַל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605our sinsחַטֹּאתֵ֙ינוּ֙cha.to.Tei.nuH2403the evilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451of askingלִשְׁאֹ֥לlish.'OlH7592fora kingמֶֽלֶךְ׃ סMe.lekhH4428.”
20“Do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּירָ֔אוּti.Ra.'uH3372,”Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֤ל אֶל־ הָעָם֙she.mu.'El 'el- ha.'AmH8050H413H5971repliedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “Even though youאַתֶּ֣ם'a.TemH859have committedעֲשִׂיתֶ֔ם'a.si.TemH6213אֵ֥ת'etH853allכָּל־kol-H3605thisהַזֹּ֑את אַ֗ךְha.Zot 'AkhH2063H389evilהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451,do notאַל־'al-H408turn asideתָּס֙וּרוּ֙ta.Su.ruH5493from followingמֵאַחֲרֵ֣יme.'a.cha.ReiH310the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,but serveוַעֲבַדְתֶּ֥םva.'a.vad.TemH5647אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605your heartלְבַבְכֶֽם׃le.vav.KhemH3824.
21Do notוְלֹ֖אve.Lo'H3808turn asideתָּס֑וּרוּ כִּ֣י׀ta.Su.ru kiH5493H3588afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310worthlessהַתֹּ֗הוּha.To.huH8414things thatאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834cannotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808profitיוֹעִ֛ילוּ וְלֹ֥אyo.'I.lu ve.Lo'H3276H3808youor deliverיַצִּ֖ילוּya.Tzi.luH5337you,forכִּי־ki-H3588theyהֵֽמָּה׃He.mahH1992areemptyתֹ֥הוּTo.huH8414.
22Indeedכִּ֠יkiH3588,for the sakeבַּעֲב֖וּרba.'a.VurH5668of His greatהַגָּד֑וֹלha.ga.DolH1419nameשְׁמ֣וֹshe.MoH8034,the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808abandonיִטֹּ֤שׁyi.ToshH5203His peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971,becauseכִּ֚יkiH3588Heיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068was pleasedהוֹאִ֣ילho.'IlH2974to makeלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213youאֶתְכֶ֛ם'et.KhemH853His ownלְעָֽם׃le.'AmH5971.
23As forגַּ֣םgamH1571meאָנֹכִ֗י'a.no.KhiH595,far be it from meחָלִ֤ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486that Ishould sinמֵחֲטֹ֣אme.cha.To'H2398against the LORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068by ceasingמֵחֲדֹ֖לme.cha.DolH2308to prayלְהִתְפַּלֵּ֣לle.hit.pa.LelH6419for youבַּעַדְכֶ֑םba.'ad.KhemH1157.And I will continue to teachוְהוֹרֵיתִ֣יve.ho.rei.TiH3384youאֶתְכֶ֔ם'et.KhemH853the goodהַטּוֹבָ֖הha.to.VahH2896and rightוְהַיְשָׁרָֽה׃ve.hay.sha.RahH3477wayבְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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